After bypass surgery fifteen years ago I had a respirator, catheter 
and a load of Ivs.  When I woke up, my hands were restrained; 
apparently I had tried to undo some of my connections!!  I must have 
nodded that I would be a good boy because they let my hands be 
freed!  I obviously couldn't talk around the respirator but was 
holding my wife's hand and she thought wiggling my fingers.  Then she 
figured out I was sending Morse and then I was able to get some 
questions answered.  Apparently I carried on a reasonable 
conversation and I swear, I don't remember a bit about any of 
it.  That whole day is forever gone!!  I'm amazed at myself; I 
shouldn't have been alert enough to figure out communication!
Pat, K9JAUAt 05:57 PM 11/21/2012, you wrote:
>Howard:
>
>Will pass that suggestion along to Kathy in my next correspondence with her.
>
>It is just so sad!
>
>I looked Kevin up on qrz.com, and he was born in 1953--one year before me.
>He's just way too young!
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:08 AM
>Subject: k7rx
>
>
> > Tom, please pass on our best wishes to Cathy and Tom.
> > My first wife is a Speech Pathologist.  One of her first patients was a
> > ham
> > who had a major stroke.  He had over learned the code to such a degree,
> > that
> > he could blink it with an eye.  I wonder if Kevin could communicate with
> > finger taps or hand squeezes?  If she got a local ham to visit, it might
> > be
> > worth a try.  Just an idea.
> >
> > H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> > Adaptive Technology Instructor
> >